Sign



Dec. 22, 1931. 'N. T. HARRINGTON 1,337,545

SIGN

Filed July 8, 192

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v illiil |NV ENTOR War/Ira]? 71717170172 4 ATTORN EYS Patented Dec. 22, 1931 unrrsosrnrss PATENT ()FFICE Y NORMAN T. HARRINGTON, CLEVELAND, OHIO, ASS IGN'OR TO THE S'IMPL'EX PISTON RING COMPANY OF AMERICA, INC., OF CLEVELAND, OHIO, .A'CORPORATION OF OHIO Application filed. July 8, 1929. Serial No. 376,617..

The invention relates to signs which are intended to extend perpendicularly to the wall of a building or other structure and which are usually suspended from a bracket projecting from said wall. It is the ObJGCt of the invention to simplify and cheapen the construction by dispensing with the bracket. To this end the invention consists in the construction as hereinafter set forth.

In the drawings:

Figure l is a perspective View of my improved sign;

Figure 2 is an elevation thereof showing the means of attaching the sign to the support;

Figure 3 is an end elevation thereof and Figure 4 is a plan ofthe sheet metal blank from which the sign is fashioned.

In the construction of a sign to extend transversely or perpendicular to the Wall of a building it is usual to mount upon this wall a bracket member and then to suspend from the arm of the bracket the plate on which the sign is printed. This is not only an expensive construction to manufacture and to install but also is a source of annoyance and danger, as where there is a strong wind the signs are always in oscillation, sometimes blowing from their brackets. Furthermore, the swinging of the sign is frequently accompanied by a noise which is objectionable.

My improved construction is formed from a sheet metal blank having aportion A thereof preferably rectangular on which the sign is painted or otherwise produced and flanges B and C bent from the top and rear edges of this portion to extend in planes perpendicular thereto. The flange B is further provided with a flange D bent to extend in the plane of the flange C and to preferably form a miter joint therewith. The flanges B and C are placed adjacent to the wall or other support and are secured thereto by bolts or other fastening devices which engage a series of apertures E in said flanges. The flange B is of a tapered form being of considerable Width at its inner end or the portion from which the flange D is bent, while the opposite end tapers to the plane of the portion A.

A sign constructed as described'has a high degree of strength and ri'gidity',-enabling it to resist all ordinary wind pressures. It is also comparativelylight so that even should it become detached from its support it would not be as dangerous as a sign of heavier construction. Furthermore, the cost of manufacturing is very low due both to the small amount of material used and the ease with which it can be fashioned.

What I claim as my invention is:

1. A sign comprising a sheet metal blank having a main portion and portions bent to form flanges extending respectively from longitudinal and transverse edges of the main portion in planes perpendicular to said main portion, a third flange formed from an extension of said longitudinal flange bent into the plane of said transverse flange, said longitudinal flange extending for substantially the full length of said main portion, and the. flanges in the same plane being adapted to be secured to a support.

2. A sign comprising asheet metal blank having a main portion and portions bent to form flanges extending respectively from longitudinal and transverse edges of the main portion in planes perpendicular to said main portion, a third flange formed from an extension'of said longitudinal flange bent into the plane of said transverse flange, said longitudinal flange extending for substantially the full length of said main portion and being tapered outwardly fromsaid third flange, the flanges in the same plane being apertured for receiving securing elements for attaching the sign to a support.

In testimony whereof I aflix my signature.

NORMAN T. HARRINGTON. 

